Men&#39;s briefs

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a men&#39;s brief adapted to support wearer&#39;s scrota and a phallus separately from each other and to prevent the phallus from coming into contact with a skin on the scrota or a groin area. The men&#39;s brief comprises a shrunken section ( 3 ) for tightening a boundary between scrota (B) and a phallus (A), which is formed by folding strip shaped portions along a middle longitudinal line and the both side longitudinal lines of its front part surrounding the scrota (B) and the phallus (A) and sewing each of the strip shaped portions longitudinally, a first bulged section ( 3 - 1 ) disposed above the shrunken section ( 3 ) and adapted to surround and support the phallus (A), and a second bulged section ( 3 - 2 .) disposed under the shrunken section ( 3 ) and adapted to surround and support the scrota (B), wherein the first and the second bulged section ( 3 - 1, 3 - 2 ) are provided by formation of the shrunken section ( 3 ).

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to a men's briefs, and moreparticularly to a men's briefs which is modified in its front surface tocomfortably support a boundary region between wearer's scrotum and aphallus thereby assuring a stable wearing condition, and to prevent thephallus from coming into contact with a skin of the scrotum or a groinarea despite the wearer's intense activity, thereby preventingdermatitis or eczema due to skin to skin contact.

BACKGROUND ART

[0002] In general, men's briefs and trunks, which are classified intounderwear, are selectively worn depending on wearer's physique orfeeling.

[0003] The men's briefs is adapted to tightly fit to a wearer's waistand groin areas by its elasticized bands, and is mostly provided at itsfront surface with a front opening for allowing its internal space to beventilated and wearer's phallus to be taken out therethrough.

[0004] As shown in FIG. 1, such a men's briefs 1 can provide stablewearing condition to a wearer only where the briefs 1 is worn on thewearer after a wearer's phallus “A” is erected upright such that a glansof the phallus “A” is positioned to point to the wearer's navel. Withwearing of the briefs, at a boundary area between the phallus “A” andthe scrotum, a delta space, i.e., a trigonal space “S”, is provided.However, the trigonal space “S” does not allow the phallus “A”positioned therein to be maintained in its upright position on themiddle line of the briefs 1 thereby causing the phallus “A” to beinclined and to droop toward a side or a groin area when the wearerstands up, sits down, walks or runs. By such inclination or drooping,the phallus “A” comes into contact with a skin of a groin or a scrotum“B” region. The contact between the phallus “A” and the region is liableto bring about dermatitis or eczema due to perspiration of a largeamount of sweat, particularly in the summer months. Furthermore, thecontact between skin surfaces may create bad smell due to the stagnantsweat, thereby causing difficulty in maintaining a sanitary condition.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

[0005] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mindthe above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of thepresent invention is to provide a men's briefs which is intended tocomfortably support a boundary region between wearer's scrotum andphallus and thus to prevent the phallus from coming into contact with askin of the scrotum or a groin area, thereby preventing dermatitis oreczema due to perspiration of sweat by created by skin to skin contact.

[0006] In order to accomplish the above object, the present inventionprovides a men's briefs comprising: a shrunken section composed of crimpportions formed at a front part of the briefs having leg openings, whichare formed by crimping the front part along a middle vertical line andside vertical lines located at both sides of the middle vertical line tocause streamlined strip portions to be hidden from the front part andsewing the crimps to be formed into the crimp portions; a first bulgedsection disposed above the crimp portion and adapted to have a space forreceiving the wearer's phallus; and a second bulged section disposedunder the crimp portions and adapted to have for receiving the wearer'sscrotum.

[0007] In another embodiment, the present invention provides a men'sbriefs comprising: a front part disposed between both leg openings ofthe briefs and cut out with an area of a certain width corresponding toa boundary portion between a wearer's phallus and scrotum; and a wovenfabric cloth attached to the cutout portion of the front part by sewingalong the upper and lower edges thereof, which is made of fabricmaterial different from material of the briefs and which does not allowlateral extension.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008]FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a conventional men'sbriefs worn by a wearer;

[0009]FIG. 2 is a front elevation view showing a men's briefs accordingto the present invention in which a shrunken section has not yet beenformed;

[0010]FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the men's briefs according tothe invention in which its front part is sewn at several strip shapedportions to form the shrunken section;

[0011]FIG. 4 is a side elevation view showing the men's briefs of FIG. 3in which the shrunken section is formed;

[0012]FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing the men's briefsaccording to the invention, which is worn by a wearer;

[0013]FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a men's briefs including areinforcing cloth attached to a rear face;

[0014]FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view of the briefs of FIG. 6,which is worn by a wearer;

[0015]FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a men's briefs according toanother embodiment of the present invention, in which a woven fabriccloth is separated from the briefs; and

[0016]FIG. 9 is a side cross-sectional view of the briefs of FIG. 6, inwhich a wearer s phallus is erected.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0017] This invention will be described in further detail by way ofexample with reference to FIGS. 2 to 9 of the accompanying drawings.

[0018]FIG. 2 is a front elevation view showing a men's briefs accordingto the present invention in which a shrunken section has not yet beenformed, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the men's briefs accordingto the invention in which its front part is sewn at several strip shapedportions to form the shrunken section, FIG. 4 is a side elevation viewshowing the men's briefs of FIG. 3 in which the shrunken section isformed, and FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing the men'sbriefs according to the invention which is worn by a wearer.

[0019] The men's briefs 1 according to present invention includes ashrunken section composed of crimp portions 3 in a front part betweenboth leg openings 2, which are formed by crimping the front part along amiddle vertical line and side vertical lines located at both sides ofthe middle vertical line to cause streamlined strip portions to behidden from the front part and sewing the crimps to be formed into crimpportions 3.

[0020] In the drawings, reference character “X” designates the outlinesof the streamlined strip portions to be formed into the crimp portions,and “X1” designates the widths of the outlines of the streamlined stripportions.

[0021] With the formation of the crimp portions, the front part isprovided above the crimp portions 3 with a first bulged section 3-1 inwhich a wearer's erected phallus “A” is positioned, and the front partis provided below the crimp portions 3 with a second bulged section 3-2in which a wearer's scrotum “B” is stably positioned, when viewed inside elevation.

[0022] When viewed in side elevation, protruding degree of the firstbulged section 3-1 and the second bulged section 3-2 can be properlyselected depending on the widths of the streamlined strip portionsdefining the crimps to be sewn.

[0023] Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7 which show a men's briefs according toanother embodiment of the present invention, the men's briefs 1 isfurther provided at the rear face of the front part having the crimpportions 3 with a reinforcing cloth 4 having a certain width. Thereinforcing cloth 4 can be attached to the briefs by sewing.

[0024] The reinforcing cloth 4 is made of a resilient band, or a clothwoven from material different from that of the briefs, and then is sewnto the briefs. The sewing process is carried out along upper and loweredges of the reinforcing cloth from side edges defining the leg openings2.

[0025]FIGS. 8 and 9 show a men's briefs according to another embodimentof the present invention. As shown in the drawings, the men's-briefs 1is cut out at its front part 1-1 so that the cutout portion ispositioned at a boundary portion between a wearer's phallus “A” andscrotum “B” and has a certain width. The cutout portion is attached witha woven fabric pad 5, which cannot be extended laterally, and which isdifferent from the cloth of the briefs 1, by sewing along the upper andlower edges of the woven fabric pad 5. The woven fabric pad 5 can bemade of hemp cloth or ramie cloth, and can include a band containingextendable woven fabric, but it is to be noted that material of thewoven fabric pad 5 is not limited to the above-listed material.

[0026] Functions of the men's briefs according to the present invention,which is configured as described above, will now be described.

[0027] The men's briefs 1 is worn by a wearer after the wearer's phallus“A” is erected upright to point to the wearer's navel.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 5, when the briefs 1 is worn by a wearer, thewearer's phallus “A” is positioned in the first bulged section 3-1disposed above the crimp portions 3 formed by a sewing operation of thefront part of the briefs 1, and the wearer's scrotum “B” is positionedin the second bulged section 3-2 disposed below the crimp portions 3.

[0029] In other words, when the wearer's phallus “A” and scrotum “B” arereceived in the first bulged section 3-1 and the second bulged section3-2, respectively, the middle portions of the crimp portions 3 formed atthe front part of the briefs 1 stably support a root portion of thephallus “A”.

[0030] In the men's briefs 1 as shown in FIG. 6, the reinforcing cloth 4attached to the rear face of the front part having the crimp portions 3is intended to prevent lateral extension of a portion between both theleg openings 2 which can be caused by repeated washing and wearing. Thereinforcing cloth 4 is also intended to preserve initial shapes of thecrimp portions 3 for a long time, thereby allowing a wearer's phallus tobe supported.

[0031] As such, when the briefs is worn by the wearer, the crimpportions 3 and the reinforcing cloth 4 serve to hold a wearer's phallus“A” in order to prevent the wearer's phallus “A” from drooping towardthe second bulged section 3-2 from the first bulged section 3-1.Therefore, the crimp portions 3 and the reinforcing cloth 4 can createadvantages in that it is possible to eliminate perspiration of sweatcaused by direct contact between the phallus and the scrotum as well asthe bad smell due to stagnant sweat, and is possible to allow thephallus and the scrotum to be separately held for the sake of sanitarycondition, thereby preventing dermatitis or eczema.

[0032] In a conventional men's briefs, a trigonal space “S” is providedat a boundary portion between a wearer's phallus and scrotum. Thetrigonal space “S” of the briefs is eliminated by the crimp portions 3formed at a front part of the briefs, so that a wearer's phallus “A” isreceived in the first bulged section 3-1, and scrotum “B” is received inthe second bulged section 3-2, thereby allowing stable wearingcondition.

[0033] In other words, the crimp portions are able to moderately press aroot portion of a wearer's phallus, thereby allowing the phallus to bestably supported. For example, the crimp portions function to tighten awearer's phallus like a waistband of a skirt or a pair of trousers thattightens a wearer's waist to prevent the skirt or the pair of trousersfrom slipping down.

[0034] As such, when the men's briefs is worn by a wearer with a phallusbeing erected, the crimp portions serve to prevent the phallus fromfalling down and from coming into direct contact with the wearer'sscrotum or groin region, thereby preventing dermatitis or eczema due tostagnant sweat.

[0035] When the men's briefs 1 according to another embodiment of thepresent invention is worn by a wearer as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, thewearer's phallus “A” is positioned to point to the wearer's navel.

[0036] In the above condition, the wearer's phallus “A” is positioned tobe inclined forward rather than to be erected upright due to a wearer'sbulging pubic bone. At this point, the woven fabric pad 5 attached tothe front part 1-1 of the men's briefs can moderately and stably supporta boundary area between the wearer's phallus and the scrotum without thetrigonal space of a conventional men's briefs.

[0037] Since the woven fabric pad 5 serves as a band having a wovenfabric structure, which is not extended laterally when viewed in frontelevation, the woven fabric pad 5 can maintain the wearer's phallus “A”in erected position while separating the wearer's phallus “A” from thewearer's scrotum. Therefore, it is possible to avoid direct contactbetween the skin of the phallus and the skin of the scrotum.

[0038] The lack of contact between a wearer's phallus and a scrotumprevents perspirations of sweat, bad smell, and dermatitis or eczema dueto stagnant sweat thereby allowing a sanitary condition to a wearer.

[0039] Industrial Applicability

[0040] As described above, the present invention provides a men's briefswhich is provided at its front part with a shrunken section composed ofcrimp portions for moderately supporting a boundary area between awearer's phallus and scrotum with the phallus being erected to point tothe wearer's navel. With the formation of the shrunken section, thefront part of the men's briefs is provided above the shrunken sectionwith a first bulged section adapted to receive the wearer's phallus, andis provided below the shrunken section with a second bulged sectionadapted to receive the wearer's scrotum. In another embodiment of thepresent invention, a men's briefs is provided at its front part with afabric pad which is intended to moderately support a boundary areabetween a wearer's phallus and scrotum while maintaining the phallus topoint to the wearer's navel, thereby allowing stable wearing condition.Therefore, the men's briefs of the invention can prevent the wearer'sphallus from coming into contact with a skin surface of the scrotum or agroin region, thereby preventing dermatitis or eczema due to stagnantsweat.

1. A men's briefs comprising: a shrunken section composed of crimpportions formed at a front part of the briefs having leg openings, whichare formed by crimping the front part along a middle vertical line andside vertical lines located at both sides of the middle vertical line tocause streamlined strip portions to be hidden from the front part andsewing the crimps to be formed into the crimp portions; a first bulgedsection disposed above the crimp portions and adapted to have a spacefor receiving the wearer's phallus; and a second bulged section disposedunder the crimp portions and adapted to have a space for receiving thewearer's scrotum.
 2. The men's briefs as set forth in claim 1, whereinsaid front part of the briefs, which is formed with the crimp portions,is provided at its rear face with a reinforcing cloth attached thereto,the reinforcing cloth disposed between both the leg openings and havinga certain width.
 3. A men's briefs comprising: a front part disposedbetween both leg openings of the brief and cut out with an area of acertain width corresponding to a boundary portion between a wearer'sphallus and scrotum; and a woven fabric cloth attached to the cutoutportion of the front part by sewing along the upper and lower edgesthereof, which is made of fabric material different from material of thebriefs and which does not allow lateral extension.
 4. The men's briefsas set forth in claim 3, wherein the woven fabric cloth is made of hempcloth or ramie cloth.
 5. The men's briefs as set forth in claim 3,wherein the woven fabric cloth is adapted to be extensible in onedirection.
 6. A men's briefs comprising: a shrunken section composed ofa crimp portion formed at a front part of the briefs having legopenings, which is formed by crimping the front part along a verticalline to cause a streamlined strip portion to be hidden from the frontpart and sewing the crimps to be formed into the crimp portion; a firstbulged section disposed above the center portion of the crimp portionand adapted to have a space for receiving the wearer's phallus; and asecond bulged section disposed under the center portion of the crimpportion and adapted to have a space for receiving the wearer's scrotum.7. The men's briefs as set forth in claim 6, wherein said front part ofthe briefs, which is formed with the shrunken section, is provided atits rear face with a reinforcing cloth attached thereto, the reinforcingcloth disposed between both the leg openings and having a certain width.8. A men's briefs comprising: a shrunken section formed by sewing bothsides of a streamlined strip portion cut off along a vertical line ofthe front part of the briefs having leg openings; a first bulged sectiondisposed above the center portion of the shrunken section and adapted tohave a space for receiving the wearer's phallus; and a second bulgedsection disposed under the center portion of the shrunken section andadapted to have a space for receiving the wearer's scrotum.
 9. The men'sbriefs as set forth in claim 8, wherein said front part of the briefs,which is formed with the shrunken section, is provided at its rear facewith a reinforcing cloth attached thereto, the reinforcing clothdisposed between both the leg openings and having a certain width.